Though they never really delved into the exact rank structures of the Republic, Imperial or Rebel militaries in any of the movies, the RPG sourcebooks presented a rather jumbled attempt at it that never really suited me. The idea that an Admiral and a General existed within the same heirarchy, and that the former actually outranked the latter just...irked me. I could explain it away for the Rebels by saying that they had a jumbled and mismatched military overall, probably incorporating ranks and organizations from dozens of different planetary militias and naval forces. But especially post RotJ, after the New Republic is formed, I think they'd be able to standardize a few things. Therefore, I made up my own ranking system that I applied in my campaign to both the Empire and New Republic. It is essentially a modified version of the U.S. Military rank structure (with various differences). It goes as follows:
Officer Ranks:
O1 2nd Lieutenant (Army/Marines)
Ensign (Navy/Fighter Corps)
O2 1st Lieutenant (Army/Marines)
Lieutenant, Junior Grade (Navy/Fighter Corps)
O3 Captain
Lieutenant
O4 Major
Lieutenant Commander
O5 Lieutenant Colonel
Commander
O6 Colonel
Captain
O7 Brigadier General
Commodore
O8 Lieutenant General
Rear Admiral
O9 Major General
Vice Admiral
O10 General
Admiral
Enlisted Ranks
E1 Private (Army/Marines)
Spaceman (Navy/Fighter Corps.)
E2 Private, First Class (Army/Marines)
Spaceman, First Class (Navy/Fighter Corps)
E3 Lance Corporal
Petty Officer
E4 Corporal
Petty Officer, First Class
E5 Sergeant
Chief Petty Officer
E6 Senior Sergeant
Senior Chief
E7 Gunnery Sergeant
Gunnery Chief
E8 Master Sergeant
Master Chief
E9 Sergeant Major
Warrant Officer
E10 Command Sgt. Maj.
Chief Warrant Officer
And yes, I know it doesn't follow the U.S. Military strictly. A lot of it was chosen simply because I liked the way the rank sounded. So sue me.
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